Page 1028 - Xmo Strata - Bulletin Archive

Use your head... and protect it! A hard hat is protective gear necessary for all maintenance or
construction activity jobs! The clock is ticking on your hard hat!

This Did You Know? was brought to you by the Johnson Controls Shell Retail Account HSSE Team.
If you have a topic to share please contact Coralie.Straughan@jci.com

Inspect before every use.

Selecting a Hard Hat:

If no hazard assessment is conducted, the worker should default to the highest protection
level which is the Type 2, class E protective helmet. (E- is for electric)
In Canada, POST (Petroleum Oriented Safety Training) recommends the CSA approved Type I
or Type 2 helmet (pg. 8 of the Guide).

HOW TO CHECK YOUR HARD HAT?
BASIC STEPS:
1) Inspect your Hard Hat – is it within 3 years of the manufacturers’ date?

2) Check for visible dents, cuts, nicks, gouges or other damage to the shell

3) Check the hard hat for fatigue using the ‘crackle test’

4) Check the webbing and harness for good repair

Hard Hats have a ‘use by date’ or a ‘working life.’ For care and maintenance of your hard hat,
refer to the manufacturers’ instructions supplied with each helmet.*

Each hard hat has a year and month of manufacture stamped onto the inside of the shell near
the peak for easy reading. The arrow in the stamp points to the month and the year overlays
the arrow. For example below, the arrow points to 9 and the number is 04 – meaning that the
helmet was manufactured in September 2004.

An expiry date is in place as a safeguard for you as a worker. If the helmet has been used
regularly it should be replaced after 3 years from the date of issue. In essence, if a helmet has
been issued before August 2010, it is out of date and should be replaced. When in doubt,
replace the protective headgear